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In message , Mr Fix It writes

First thing I emphasised to SWMBO when I gave her the AX was "it's made of chickenwire and tinfoil. Don't crash it."

In message , Guy King writes

If I rightly remember group tests of the late model Rover 100 against contemporary rivals, the main gripe was the lack of interior space.

The message from Steve Walker contains these words:

What on earth were they comparing it against? They were like a Canada advert inside, comparing like for like.

Simlarly the Maestro and the Montego - for all their faults and for all the things people might complain about, the one thing BL did very well was pack a roomy useable space into a small chassis.

In message , Guy King writes

It wasn't a matter of packaging efficiency, more a matter of the size of newer cars in that class increasing. They had the same problem pitching the Rover 200 at the Escort/Astra class.

The message from Steve Walker contains these words:

I'm not sure that's true. The Maestro was very similar in outside size to an '87 Astra, but had oh so much more useful space inside.